I get rewarded for constantly interacting and engaging with fans of my pages. ![]() As a blogger, I know the Facebook algorithm doesn’t like it when I’m not there. Once during summer and once during winter break. ![]() There are two times of year where I take a full-on “blackout” extended Facebook break. I need to go post and I will be right back. If I need to excuse myself to post – I make a big deal about saying. When I check it on my desktop at home they are either still asleep in the morning or already up in their rooms in the evening. Sorry!” Vocalizing WHY I’m doing what I’m doing makes me think more about my motivations/goals for using Facebook as a tool. So I will even go so far as to say: “I’m taking Facebook off my phone now – so I won’t be distracted.” And then “Putting Facebook back on my phone because I need to cover an event today. This a strategy that works for me – and with tweens/teens – it’s important to model my strategy for balancing technology and real life. That’s Why It’s Easy to Take It Off Your Phone But, Facebook? Umm, totally easy to take it off your phone and put the focus more on your family. Missing the good stuff is not always preventable. Unfortunately, those things are just the way life goes. There are obviously legitimate times when work, health issues, and other real life distractions force you to miss stuff. There’s no doubt Facebook is distracting. You don’t ever want to miss something that’s important to your child. every article I’ve read about social media references FOMO (the Fear Of Missing Out) as a motivator for checking social media over and over.īut what if you changed the psychology of this? Seriously, why should we be so afraid of missing out on something that’s happening on social media? Shouldn’t we be more fearful of missing out on something in real life - especially if social media usage is the reason we missed it? Do you ever have FOMO when your child is hoping you’re watching them try something new or conquer a challenge and you MISS IT? Ugh! It just greatly reduces the number of times you’ll get distracted. You can still log in first thing in the morning or in the evening from your desktop computer. You’re just taking away the vehicle that tempts you to access it when you are away from your computer. There’s no disabling or deactivating needed. I probably delete/reinstall the app 2 or 3 times during the week depending on if I need it for work or not. I just take the app off my phone on weekends and when I’m on vacation with the family. This is my main strategy when managing my Facebook use. If you can’t think of why you should start.
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